This study was undertaken in Dharwad district of Karnataka to study the socioeconomic profile of rural women and extent of adoption as well as problems encountered by them in adoption of family planning methods.  The study revealed that majority of the rural women adopted family planning methods to a greater extent (62.50) and were young aged, illiterate nuclear family and medium land holding.  No proper medical check up and untimely visits of medical officials to the villages and irregular supply of contraceptives were the major problems expressed by the respondents.